Iran says it has replied to US proposal as reported drone strikes strain ceasefire
A police officer stands before a poster in Tehran depicting the mouth of Donald Trump, gagged by a blue ribbon…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threaten US sites in Middle East if tankers come under fire
A US destroyer warship and an Iran-flagged crude oil tanker vessel in the strait of Hormuz. Photograph: US NAVY/AFP/Getty ImagesView…
Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing this week knowing that Xi holds all the cards | Simon Tisdall
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping after a bilateral meeting in South Korea, 30 October 2025. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/ReutersView image in…
‘They have screwed each other pretty badly’: tensions emerge in Netanyahu-Trump alliance
Trump (right) shakes hands with Netanyahu at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in December 2025. Photograph: Alex Brandon/APView image in…
Marco Rubio to meet pope at the Vatican after Trump attacks on pontiff
Marco Rubio, after landing at Ciampino airport in Rome on Thursday, is expected to meet Leo at the Apostolic Palace.…
US says migration has made Europe an ‘incubator’ for terrorism in new counter-terrorism strategy
US says migration has made Europe an ‘incubator’ for terrorism in new counter-terrorism strategy The 16-page report was led by…
Middle East crisis live: Iran says strait of Hormuz could reopen after US pauses operation
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy has announced the strait of Hormuz could reopen following the end of “threats…
Trump puts ‘Project Freedom’ on hold, saying he hopes to finalise a deal with Iran
Iran-flagged container vessel Hamouna anchored as a small motorboat passes by, in the strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on…
Trump accuses pope of ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ with Iran stance
Donald Trump made the remarks about Pope Leo XIV on a conservative chatshow programme. Composite: AP, Getty ImagesView image in…
Why Friedrich Merz decided to risk Donald Trump’s wrath | Jörg Lau
Friedrich Merz and Donald Trump at a meeting in the Oval Office, Washington, 3 March 2026. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/ReutersView image…